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NEOM McLaren Formula E team boss Ian James has described Taylor Barnard as an ‘exciting young talent’ as the team looks to promote younger drivers. Barnard stunned everyone at the opening round of Season 11 in São Paulo, utilising his Attack Modes perfectly amid two red flags to take third place, becoming the youngest-ever FE podium-finisher in its history. He…

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea of BRS MLA K T Ram Rao seeking quashing of criminal proceedings against him in the alleged Formula-E race ‘scam’.The MLA moved SC challenging Telangana HC’s order refusing to quash an FIR against him. A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and P B Varale said that it was…

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to examine a plea filed by BRS working president KT Rama Rao against the order that refused to quash an FIR against him in the Formula E race case. After a bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Prasanna B Varale said it was not inclined to interfere with the high court order, Rao’s…

“When you lose that’s when you really need to become one [in the team] and it shows everybody’s character. I think everybody is pushing hard to help me turn this around.” Just 10 months ago, those very words from Antonio Felix da Costa began another article that was written under very different circumstances than those the Portuguese driver currently finds…

Formula 1 race engineers need to stop mincing their words according to Rob Smedley, who came to fame for his messages to Felipe Massa during their time at Ferrari. In the days when F1 radio messages were still a novelty in race coverage, Smedley gained recognition for his instructions to Massa, memorably telling him: “Felipe, baby, stay cool,” during the…

A view of premises of the Supreme Court of India | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 15, 2025) dismissed the quash petition filed by Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao against the Telangana High Court’s order that refused to quash the First Information Report (FIR) filed by the Telangana Anti Corruption…

Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to Ed! On this day in motorsport The Toleman TG185 showed great potential once it finally ran 70 years ago today Jose Froilan Gonzalez claimed pole position for the Argentinian Grand Prix 40 years ago today Toleman launched their TG185 in London. However the car did not start…

Nissan’s Oliver Rowland won the Mexico City E-Prix after a late-race charge that saw him pass both Porsche drivers – Antonio Felix da Costa and Pascal Wehrlein – as well as Andretti’s Jake Dennis. Mahindra Racing also scored another points finish, with Nyck de Vries finishing eighth. Rowland wins, 0.4 seconds ahead of da Costa Wehrlein completes podium Formula E…

Formula E made its 10th trip to Mexico last weekend, and Motorsport Week has all the latest news and reaction from round two of the season. The race was a dramatic high-speed thriller with two late Safety Cars playing into the hands of Nissan’s Oliver Rowland, who took a smash-and-grab win from under the noses of the Tag Heuer Porsches…

Mahindra team principal Fred Bertrand says the outfit “is committed to Formula E”, despite the Indian manufacturer having yet to formally decide on its future in the all-electric championship. Mahindra has been part of Formula E since the championship’s inception back in 2014, during which time it has taken five victories and finished a season-best of third in the 2015-16…

For the first time in more than a decade, Formula 1 will have two drivers over 40 years of age on its grid when its new season begins in March. Lewis Hamilton celebrated his 40th birthday earlier this month while fellow multiple champion Fernando Alonso turns 44 later this year. They are the first pair of forty-somethings to share the…

Formula E teams have been informed that pitstops will definitely return to the championship for the first time in seven years at the next round in Jeddah, as the series commits to one of the biggest decisions in its history. The questions now are whether the mandatory 600kW ‘pit boost’ stops for energy top-ups will add further strategic intrigue or…

Posted on 14th January 2025, 0:0114th January 2025, 0:00 | Written by Keith Collantine Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to Nick, KoolKieren and Alexandre Araujo! On this day in motorsport Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Posted on 14th January 2025, 0:0114th January 2025, 0:00Author Keith CollantineCategories Round-up  read more www.racefans.net

Oliver Rowland became the second different Formula E winner in as many races after surging to an unexpected victory in the closing stages of the Mexico City E-Prix. But while the Briton’s overtaking prowess handed him the win, the outright performance of Porsche drivers Antonio Felix da Costa and Pascal Wehrlein was an ominous warning sign for its rivals. After…

Returns to Santiago and Cape Town, as well as new venues in Phoenix and Bangkok, are options being considered for the 2025-26 Formula E calendar. Despite the current season only being one race old after the season-opener in Sao Paulo last month, discussions are already gathering pace for the next campaign with a provisional calendar set to be announced in…

Welcome to Monday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to Ace, Kei and Diego! On this day in motorsport Gianni Morbidelli was born on this day in 1968 45 years ago today a new F1 season began at Buenos Aires. Alan Jones won for Williams and Alain Prost scored the final point for sixth place on his…

An extra rookie free practice session will be added to the timetable ahead of Formula E’s first Jeddah E-Prix next month. Formula E’s sporting regulations allow for an additional practice sessions to be added to schedules just for rookies, in addition to the full-day rookie tests that feature most seasons – with the 2025 edition of that set for Berlin…

Formula E championship leader Mitch Evans claims that his Jaguar team has “definitely got some work to do” as he believes the package still lacks the pure performance of rivals Porsche and Nissan. Evans took victory in the season-opening Sao Paulo E-Prix from last on the grid having benefitted from several incidents and two red flags to move up the…

Oliver Rowland believes he “would have found it hard to win” the Mexico City E-Prix were it not for a late safety car followed by passing three cars in one lap for the lead. The Nissan driver took his first Formula E victory of the season and his first at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit on Saturday, despite only leading…